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Exeter Community Alcohol Partnership wins national award for work educating 18-25s about alcohol harm

Exeter Community Alcohol Partnership (CAP) has won a national Reaching 18–25s Award in recognition of its pioneering work supporting young adults and improving safety across the city’s evening and night-time economy. The accolade was awarded by Community Alcohol Partnerships and the Exeter CAP team received the award at a ceremony held in the House of Commons on 2nd March 2026.

CAPs are community-led partnerships which bring together local police, councils, schools, retailers, and community groups. Their primary goal is to reduce underage alcohol consumption and the resulting...

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Galliford Try partnerships first to benefit from employer fund for T Levels

Leading regeneration specialist Galliford Try Partnerships is the first to benefit from a government-backed initiative to encourage employers to provide valuable industry placements to T Level students.

The FTSE 250 business has partnered with Exeter College to provide industry placements to T Level construction students studying with the College from 2020.

T Levels mark a revolution in the provision of technical education for the UK and Exeter College have been selected as an ‘early adopter’ of the new qualifications. The aim is to provide students with the technical...

Devon pumpkin carvers urged to join the #PumpkinRescue

The environmental charity Hubbub and Recycle Devon are urging Devon's pumpkin carvers to join the biggest #PumpkinRescue yet.

#PumpkinRescue is a campaign that aims to reduce food waste during the popular holiday season. This year, Hubbub and Recycle Devon are launching Devon’s biggest ever #PumpkinRescue. Families attending Halloween events at Devon’s top attractions will find a fantastic wealth of information about cooking pumpkin recipes with their carvings and avoiding wasting leftovers.

Halloween is now Britain’s third biggest commercial holiday, after Christmas and...

307 Squadron Project: ‘Lest We Forget’

307 Squadron Project invites you to Exeter’s Guildhall for the special event ‘Lest We Forget’. It will take place between 15-16 November 2019, 10:00-16:00 to remember the Polish 307 Squadron. This event also marks the 75th anniversary of D-Day, by commemorating Poles who took part in D-Day.

The ‘Lest We Forget’ includes:

The story of the Polish 307 Squadron.

The History of Exeter Airport where 307 Squadron were based from 1941-1943.

‘The Polish D-Day Story’ exhibition which shows the role of the Polish military during D-Day.

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Cutting the ribbon – Councillor Megan Armstrong, EDDC’s portfolio holder for Sustainable Homes and Communities opens the new office for Ian Williams Ltd.

New office in Woodbury for EDDC's new property services partners Ian Williams Ltd

East Devon District Council’s new property services partners, Ian Williams Ltd, who maintain its 4,200 council homes, has opened a new office at Woodbury.

The building will be the central hub for the contractors to carry out all aspects of maintaining and improving the council’s properties, which includes providing a day-to-day repairs service for tenants and proactively fixing issues before they become a more expensive problem. The ten year contract, which began in July, also includes bringing empty properties up to standard before being re-let.

Councillor Megan Armstrong...

Stagecoach launches special fireworks fare promotion

Stagecoach South West is offering a special £2 return fare to customers attending the Exeter Round Table Fireworks Display at Westpoint on Sunday 3 November.

The 37th annual Exeter Round Table Fireworks Display at Westpoint is Devon’s biggest pyro-musical event, attracting around 5,000 people from across the region. The spectacular display is run by volunteers and all profits will be donated to local charities.

This year’s event will be celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing and there is also a large fair with many thrilling rides, a range of food and drink...

Exeter builders merchant giving away wood

The Exeter branch of RGB Building Supplies is offering excess wood to the local community and groups at no cost.

The branch has spare pallets and wood from packaging that people are invited to pick up and make use of for projects, or to help with local bonfire night celebrations.

Paul West, Branch Manager at RGB Exeter, commented: “The wood is perfect for community organisations who are organising firework displays, or for people looking to complete small projects in their homes. The items generally go into a skip to be destroyed, but as the wood is perfectly usable, we...

DNPA Chair Pamela Woods carrying out the turf-cutting. L-R: NPS South West Project Manager Claire Walkey, DNPA’s Head of Communications and Fundraising Sam Hill, Duchy of Cornwall’s Land Agent Tom Stratton, DNPA Chair Pamela Woods, DNPA Member Andrew Cooper, DNPA Member Mark Renders, Fifield Construction’s Contracts Manager Sheri Noad, Fifield Construction’s Site Manager David Indge.

Turf cutting marks Postbridge Visitor Centre construction start

An new chapter in Dartmoor’s history began today with a ceremonial turf cutting to mark the start of building work at Postbridge Visitor Centre. The project to extend the visitor centre, built on land leased to Dartmoor National Park Authority by the Duchy of Cornwall, seeks to enhance the experience for visitors and tell the fascinating story of Dartmoor’s Bronze Age past in more detail. Pamela Woods, Chair of Dartmoor National Park Authority, said: “This is a milestone moment for Dartmoor: in committing spade to soil we are breaking new ground and moving forward with our exciting plans...

Devon Carbon Plan process launches

A top team of environmental experts, charged with ensuring that Devon reduces carbon emissions as quickly as possible, is calling on residents to submit their ideas on how to do it.

The Net-Zero Task Force has been appointed by the Devon Climate Emergency Response Group - made up of Devon’s councils, emergency services and business groups - to deliver the Devon Carbon Plan.

The Carbon Plan will lay out in stark terms what every resident, organisation and business has to do to reduce emissions and safeguard the planet for the next generation.

This Call for Evidence...

L-R: Reuben Ayres Provincial Grand Charity Steward, Ian Kingsbury Provincial Grand Master, Very Revd Jonathan Greener Dean Of Exeter Cathedral, Jill Taylor Director of Development.

Freemasons donate £10,000 to Exeter Cathedral

Ian Kingsbury, the Provincial Grand Master of the Devonshire Freemasons recently met the Very Revd Jonathan Greener, Dean of Exeter Cathedral to present him with a certificate to commemorate the £10,000 granted to the Cathedral to help with the renovation and modernisation of the facilities so essential to the wellbeing of the house of worship, in particular on this occasion the Chapter House.

The Chapter House is essential for so many of the most important Cathedral meetings, events and activities and is the gathering place for all the Civic and State ceremonies that the Cathedral...

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A fine example of a traditional butcher’s bike will go under the hammer on November 2.

The vintage 1930s bike was once used by a family-run butcher’s shop in Topsham to deliver orders to local people, before its practicality was made redundant with the advent of van deliveries in the 1950s.

People from a certain generation have fond memories of this style of bike, also known as a baker’s bike, particularly from the much-loved Hovis bread advert of the 1970s. Interestingly, this advert has only recently been remastered by the British Film Institute after being announced as...

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Exeter Community Alcohol Partnership wins national award for work educating 18-25s about alcohol harm

Galliford Try partnerships first to benefit from employer fund for T Levels

Devon pumpkin carvers urged to join the #PumpkinRescue

307 Squadron Project: ‘Lest We Forget’

New office in Woodbury for EDDC's new property services partners Ian Williams Ltd

Stagecoach launches special fireworks fare promotion

Exeter builders merchant giving away wood

Turf cutting marks Postbridge Visitor Centre construction start

Devon Carbon Plan process launches

Freemasons donate £10,000 to Exeter Cathedral

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